The pipeline's sponsor says it is pulling the plug on the project after Canadian officials failed to get the U.S. to reinstate the company's permit.
Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide hit an all-time high in May despite a dip in climate pollution during the pandemic.
Alberta invested more than $1 billion in the project last year, kick-starting construction that had stalled amid determined opposition to the line from environmentalists and Native American tribes along its route. “We remain disappointed and frustrated with the circumstances surrounding the Keystone XL project, including the cancellation of the presidential permit for the pipeline’s border crossing,” Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said in a statement.
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